Tim Maudlin is a philosopher of science specializing in the foundations of physics, metaphysics, and logic. He is a professor at New York University, a member of the Foundational Questions Institute, and the founder and director of the John Bell Institute for the Foundations of Physics.

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In this very in-depth discussion, Tim and I probe the foundations of science through the avenues of locality and determinism as arising from the Einstein-Poldosky-Rosen (EPR) paradox and Bell's Theorem. These issues are so intricate that even the Nobel Prize committee incorrectly described the significance of Bell's work in their press release for the 2022 prize in physics. Viewers motivated enough to think deeply about these ideas will be rewarded with a conceptually proper understanding of the nonlocal nature of physics and its manifestation in quantum theory.

I. Introduction 00:00 :

• 00:25: Biography

II. EPR Paradox / Argument

• 29:14 : EPR is not a paradox

III. Bohm Segue

• 1:11:05 : Introduction

IV. Bell's Theorem and Related Examples

• 1:25:13 : Setup

V. Miscellany

• 2:06:23 : Statistical independence assumption

VI. Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics

• 2:28:44: Interpretation is a misnomer

Further Reading:

J. Bell. Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics

T. Maudlin. Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity

Wikipedia: Mermin's device, GHZ experiment

Twitter: @iamtimnguyen

Webpage: http://www.timothynguyen.org